0 View Gallery View Comments Colorado Springs topped Denver to take the second-place ranking, behind Austin, Texas, in this year's list of "Best Places to Live" by U.S. News & World Report magazine. Colorado's second-largest city moved up nine places from 11th last year, while Denver fell one place in the rankings for the second consecutive year. Austin topped the rankings this year and last year after Denver finished first in the inaugural list. Colorado Springs ranked sixth in 2016. "There are rankings, and there are rankings," Colorado Springs Mayor John Suthers said Monday. "The U.S. News & World Report ranking is very prestigious and compares Colorado Springs against some of the nation's most dynamic and prosperous cities, including Austin, Raleigh-Durham and Denver. "To be the second-best city is a pretty remarkable transformation over the past several years. We wouldn't have been able to do it without citizens' investment in roads and stormwater (projects), … [Read more...] about Colorado Springs tops Denver to rank No. 2 in magazine’s Best Places to Live list
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Council’s ‘Your County’ magazine could cease publication
A free magazine published in-house by East Sussex County Council could stop later this year. ‘Your County’ is produced three times a year and delivered to almost every home in East Sussex.The magazine aims to keep residents informed of services, news and information from the council and also celebrates East Sussex’s landscape, culture and people.The cost of producing and distributing the magazine is around £69,000 a year after advertising revenue is taken into account.As part of cost-cutting measures the council’s lead member for strategic management and economic development is being asked to agree to stop publication of the magazine after the July issue.He is set to make a decision on Monday (April 16).The move would help the council save £54,000,The existing Your County website is being upgraded, while an existing newsletter would continue.Work is already underway to find the most effective forms of printed communication and other non-digital … [Read more...] about Council’s ‘Your County’ magazine could cease publication
French kids’ magazine pulped after claiming Israel ‘not a real country’
The article in the latest edition of the monthly Youpi magazine, which is aimed at children aged five to eight, caused uproar on social media, with the Israeli ambassador to France saying that she was saying she was “shocked” and French Jewish groups calling for the magazine to be removed from shops. The offending article said that “there are 197 countries, like France, Algeria or Germany." "There are a few more, but not all other countries in the world agree that they are real countries (for example the State of Israel or North Korea),” it stated. Israeli ambassador Aliza Bin Noun tweeted that she was "shocked at this lie taught to children. Such rhetoric can only incite anti-sionism, which is inseparable from anti-semitism, as President Macron has reminded us." Francis Kalifat, the president of the Jewish umbrella group Conseil Représentatif des Institutions Juives de France (CRIF), wrote a letter to the … [Read more...] about French kids’ magazine pulped after claiming Israel ‘not a real country’
Brigitte Macron interview helps Elle magazine break ten-year sales record
Brigitte Macron pictured over the weekend. Photo: AFP French women's magazine Elle has sold a record number of copies - thanks to cover star and 'first lady' Brigitte Macron. The weekly sold a staggering 530,000 copies of its issue featuring Macron's first interview as part of a ten-page spread, according to Le Journal du Dimanche, which belongs to the same publishing group, the Paris-based Lagardère Group. The newspaper said on Sunday that those figures were set to increase but had already broken a ten-year sales record for the magazine. As well as physical and digital sales, the interview also drew press coverage worldwide and more than 30 million reactions on social media. READ ALSO: During the interview, Brigitte opened up on her relationship with French President Emmanuel Macron, who is her former student and 24 years her junior. In the interview, she said that his young age was the president's "only fault" and that if she hadn't made the choice … [Read more...] about Brigitte Macron interview helps Elle magazine break ten-year sales record
Deerfield bans assault weapons and high-capacity magazines
Owners of assault weapons living in north suburban Deerfield have until June 13 to remove the firearms from within village limits or face daily fines after a ban was approved Monday night.The Village Board of Trustees unanimously approved a ban on certain types of assault weapons and high-capacity magazines, amending a 2013 ordinance that regulated the storage of those items.The new ordinance prohibits the possession, sale and manufacturing of certain types of assault weapons and large capacity magazines within the village, according to the ordinance. One change from the law as it was originally discussed exempts retired police officers from the ban, according to Village Manager Kent Street.Violations carry a fine of between $250 and $1,000 per day, according to Matthew Rose, the village attorney. He said the fine is levied each day until there is compliance.Street said the new law is modeled after one approved by Highland Park in 2013. That ban survived a legal challenge by one of the … [Read more...] about Deerfield bans assault weapons and high-capacity magazines